fantastic stories JS Apsley medium length stories Friday, April 3, 2026 The Vigil of Bernadette Marsden by JS Apsley <i>Bernie faces a life changing question in a hospital waiting room.</i><br><br>I wait, interminably, for Billy to return with the inevitable news that we both dread. Even the receptionist has abandoned his post, and my only companion is the hum of the lights, droning insistently at me. The lights in the hospital lobby are so bright, leaving no corner to hide, no crook of respite. At home Billy and I never have… Read more Labels: fantastic stories JS Apsley medium length stories 1 comment:
Cain Randle real life stories short stories Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Before the Buzzer by Cain Randle <i>A man goes to a memoir writing conference and gets a dose of his past he hadn't expected.</i><br><br>I had been thinking about writing a memoir for twenty years and staring at a blinking cursor in a blank Word document for the past three years. Instead of moving my fingers and just writing the thing, I attended another (my twelfth) memoir writing conference - this one was in Chula Vista - where they guar… Read more Labels: Cain Randle real life stories short stories 2 comments:
David Serafino futuristic stories medium length stories Monday, March 30, 2026 Victimization Retreat by David Serafino <i>Billionaire Chuck signs up for a ten-day retreat designed for privileged people to sample genuine everyday hardships.</i><br><br>Charles Alexander Asbury's wife prefers he go by Chuck. It's less geeky, and gives him that bootstrap appeal the board needs from its chairman. Chuck's company designs and manufactures flexible PCBs, printed circuit boards, with embedded HDI components and integrated su… Read more Labels: David Serafino futuristic stories medium length stories 6 comments:
Carl Tait real life stories short stories Friday, March 27, 2026 The Gavinaw Process by Carl Tait <i>Pascal's expensive manufacturing process leads his business to great success, to the extent that he refuses to negotiate with potential new clients.</i><br><br>Pascal Gavinaw loved telling customers his prices were not negotiable. <br><br>His fees were ridiculous. Astronomical. And not subject to change for any reason. Why would they be? The Gavinaw Process was the industry standard and was protected by nine sep… Read more Labels: Carl Tait real life stories short stories 7 comments:
futuristic stories ML McCortney short stories Wednesday, March 25, 2026 The Wanderer by M. L. McCortney <i>A deserter crash lands on an alien world and has a crisis of conscience.</i><br><br>If not for a sudden cold breeze, Gaensyn might have slept forever. Even with his eyes still closed, his head throbs along with a dozen cuts and bruises and burns scattered over him. <br><br>Gaensyn's eyes flutter open. He hangs upside down in his pilot's chair. Where there used to be viewport glass, there is now only sand an… Read more Labels: futuristic stories ML McCortney short stories 5 comments:
